Rescued Florida dog now recovering in 'protective custody'

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A dog rescued after being shot and tied to railroad tracks in Florida has been released from a veterinary clinic to continue its recovery.

Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Service posted a message on its Facebook page late Friday saying Cabela had "left the building to go into super secret, never to be revealed, protective custody." The 1-year-old mixed-breed dog was in hiding to "heal, socialize and begin her transition to a new life," the post said.

Tampa Police have said that Cabela was shot, tied to railroad tracks and left to die earlier this month because it wouldn't fight.

The Tampa Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1x6iItO ) that a Hillsborough County judge on Friday denied bail for two men accused of using Cabela for fighting.

FULL story at link.



Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DOG_TIED_TO_RAILROAD_TRACKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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[shenmue]

1. Mercy!

Good dog, Cabela.

[rhett o rick]

2. k & r. Thanks for posting. nm

[TDale313]

3. Sometimes people just suck.

Poor dog. Hope she has a long life with much love and happiness.

[newfie11]

4. I'm for tying them to the railroad track

With a very short chain!

[Myrina]

23. +1

don't forget to shoot 'em in the kneecaps before they're left, too.

[marym625]

5. How do people do this?

Honestly, I don't know how anyone can be so cruel.

Glad someone found her and she'll be okay

[magical thyme]

6. they call her an "it," but actually she's a female. nt

[marym625]

8. Oops

My bad. Fixed

I just think male when I think about fighting.

[magical thyme]

10. it's not your fault...

It bothers me when journalists and people refer to animals as "its," as though they are things versus living beings.

[marym625]

11. Thanks, but the quote does refer to her as "her"

Or maybe "she " I can't see the post when replying. Though, you are correct, the article says, "it." Shame on them.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

14. me too. I hate that.

Glad this baby is safe now.

[smirkymonkey]

18. I really don't understand it. I can't understand how people can be so cruel

to animals, or other human beings for that matter. I don't have it in me and I can't get my mind around this mentality.

Poor little angel. I hope she has a long, happy life free of abuse and pain.

[marym625]

19. Same here

I am so glad that they are not sharing where she is.

[magical thyme]

7. so glad she's on her way to a good life...

hopefully her shot to pieces leg will heal on the rod so she can keep it!

[tblue37]

21. One of her legs was amputated not long after her rescue. nt

[magical thyme]

22. the orthopedic vet changed his mind when he did the surgery. he inserted a rod instead.

The initial reporting was premature. She still has her leg and was already walking on it when she left the vet hospital.

They're hoping the pieces will heal back together -- it's supposed to take about 6-8 weeks.

[tblue37]

28. Oh, good! I hope the leg mends. Poor baby has suffered too much already. nt

[magical thyme]

29. here's a pic of her headed to foster...her leg is already out of the cast!

The Tampa Bay Veterinary Emergency Service posted the following to its Facebook page:

Good news for Cabela, she has left the building to go into super secret, never to be revealed, protective custody. Hiding: to heal, socialize and begin her transition to a new life. Updates will be posted on her status in a timely fashion!
http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2015/3/14/cabela_released_from.html

[tblue37]

30. Thanks for the update. She still looks timid and traumatized, poor sweetheart. nt

[magical thyme]

31. they have pix on their facebook page where she looks very happy...

one of her rolling on her back with her head in the vet's lap with vet tech looking on. So once she has time to learn to trust her new people, she'll be able to relax and start enjoying being loved...

So glad she and the others there were found and rescued...

[tblue37]

32. Oh, dear--I just read that she is being treated for heartworm. That

is as bad a situation as one can imagine!

[Triana]

9. I suggest the men who did this to her suffer the same fate

as they would have had her suffer.

Creeps.

[DirkGently]

12. Today in What the *&$# is Wrong with People: This. Jesus. n/t

[SMC22307]

13. "Too sweet-tempered" for dog fighting...

poor baby. At least the four pieces of shit who abused her have been arrested and their other dogs rescued.

[BrotherIvan]

17. Agree!

I hope they can be shown than pets should never be treated this way! They are dangerous, twisted people.

[DirkGently]

20. Good!

Authorities said Devlin and Bell gave Cabela to two 17-year-olds, who have been charged as adults with aggravated animal cruelty and trespassing. One teen also was charged with possession of a firearm.

[okasha]

15. No bail.

Excellent.

[du_grad]

16. If you want to help Cabela, go here

http://www.tbves.com/

You can either write a check or donate online.

[Coventina]

24. I never read the original thread because the title was so horrific.

So I was unaware that the poor doggie had survived.

Thanks for posting this, OS.

[MBS]

25. What a horrific story

But so heartening to know that Cabela is recovering , and that so many people -the police, and the judge, and the vet clinic and her new caretakers- came through. And, yeah, no bail for those low-lifes.

Good luck, Cabela, and thanks to the good people who will continue to protect him.

[inanna]

26. This story has me fixated.

Angry. Disturbed.

Makes me want to hold my lil' guy all the more....

Look at the face on that sweet dog in the OP. I just want to cry.